This is a sort of a cover page for all the aRt of the Figure workshops. So far, each iteration has had a slightly different structure and length, and various amounts of preparatory exercises. If you have signed up to one of the workshops, you should have received an email ahead of time with instructions. If you are here because you signed up but did not get an email, contact the organizers to make sure you are registred.

Click here for the most recent (PPLS Writing Centre summer workshops) version of the preparation file. It will guide you through the installation of R, RStudio, the required packages, and the script file; basically everything you’ll need.

Below are links to the various versions of the workshop script files. The short intro motivational “why-use-R” slides are here. The entire Github repo with additional info can be found here.

Note that if the script opens as a plain text file in your browser, you’ll need to right-click it and choose “Save as…”; and make sure the saved file has the .Rmd extension, not a .txt extension (fix it if needed).

Below is a little showcase of the kinds of plots and figures you could learn to create if you participated in one of the workshops, from very simple base graphics plots to networks, interactive plots and zoomable maps. Check my website for more details on consulting, bookings and workshops.

(also, this website, as well as my personal website, is created using R Markdown)